Duke Energy (DUK) CEO Jim Rogers says he intends to retire by the end of 2013, consistent with...

Duke Energy (DUK) CEO Jim Rogers says he intends to retire by the end of 2013, consistent with the expiration of his contract. A special board committee will oversee the recommendation of a successor, as stipulated in DUK's just-announced settlement with North Carolina regulators regarding the management succession following the merger with Progress Energy.

freebra A lot of really good and smart folks worked for enron and some went on to do great things. Consider EOG enron gas if you will. Having worked at a company that swindled everyone including their employees who lost their jobs and retirement funds does not necessarily make a person guilty of anything. Connecting your two dots does not make a picture. I don't know anything about Mr. Rogers or his neighborhood and have no financial interest it but find your indictment to be an unfair and short sighted. What happened with the CEO swap DOES appear to me to be a really sleazy affair though.

I didn't intend it to be an "indictment", just my opinion from personal exposure about one man, specifically. No, two dots do not paint a picture, unfortunately, but the undisclosed character is rather dismal. BTW have you heard about the possibility of Rogers becoming Secretary of Energy ? At this point Rogers says he is not interested(?). We'll see................